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châi loei

Meanings

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[!] exactly; absolutely; that's right

an emphatic confirmation meaning “exactly,” “absolutely,” or “that’s right”; used to strongly agree with what was just said

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectสิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2matter; issue3classifier for matters/cases (formal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตามหาdtaam hăaตามหาdtaam hăa1[to] look for; search for; seek; track down2[to] seek to obtain (a specific item)ใช่ไหมchâi măiใช่ไหมchâi măi1[Q] right?; isn't it?; correct?2[Q] is it correct that…?; is it true that…?ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; responseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeใช่เลยchâi loeiใช่เลยchâi loei[!] exactly; absolutely; that's right
He asked if this was what I was looking for, and I answered exactly.